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About cookies

A cookie is a text-only piece of information that a website transfers to the cookie store of the browser on your device so that the website can remember who you are.

Most websites you visit will use cookies to improve your experience by enabling that website to 'remember' you, either for the duration of your visit (using a 'session cookie') or for repeat visits (using a 'persistent cookie').

Cookies may be set by the website you are visiting ('first party cookies') or they may be set by other websites who provide content on the page you are viewing ('third party cookies').

What's in a cookie?

A cookie is a simple text file that is stored on your device by a website, and only that website will be able to retrieve or read the contents of that cookie.

Each cookie is unique to your web browser. It will typically contain the name of the site from which the cookie has come, the 'lifetime' of the cookie, and a value, usually a randomly generated unique number. It allows a website to remember things like your preferences or what's in your shopping basket.

How does Glasgow Science Centre use cookies?

Cookies enable us to remember your device, or you when you have logged in. When you visit our website we send you cookies which may be used in the following ways:

  • To remember that you have logged in or that you have added items to your shopping basket, and to personalise the pages that you view based on this information.
  • To compile anonymous, aggregated statistics that allow us to understand how users use our site and to help us improve the structure of our website. We cannot identify you personally in this way.

Two types of cookies may be used on this website: session cookies, which are temporary cookies that are retained by your browser until you close it, and persistent cookies, which remain in the cookie store of your browser between successive visits to the site.

We don't sell the information collected by cookies, nor do we share the information with third parties, except where required by law as per our Privacy Policy.

Details of the exact cookies our website uses are available in the table below.

CookiePurposeMore Information
_ga, _gat, _gidGoogle Analytics cookies which help us understand how visitors are using our website, so we can make it more useful.

Tracks the number of times a visitor has been to our website, when their first visit was, and when their last visit occurred. Lifespan: Persistent

Also enables Google Analytics Advertising Features.

PHPSESSIDYour session ID on the server.Lifetime: Session
_hjIncludedInSampleHotjar cookie. This session cookie is set to let Hotjar know whether that visitor is included in the sample which is used to generate funnels.Lifespan: 365 days
form_keyStores randomly generated key used to prevent forged requests.Lifespan: Session
mage-cache-sessidThese cookies are set by our Magento cart to provide a smooth checkout and purchasing experienceLifespan: Session
mage-cache-storageFacilitates caching of content on the browser to make pages load faster.Lifespan: Session
mage-cache-storage-section-invalidationFacilitates caching of content on the browser to make pages load faster.Lifespan: Session
mage-messagesMagento cookie that gets used to display success/error/notices messages.Lifespan: Session
mage-translation-file-versionFacilitates translation of content to other languages.Lifespan: Session
mage-translation-storageFacilitates translation of content to other languages.Lifespan: Session
private_content_versionPrivate content, which is stored in the browser local storage, uses the private_content_version cookie to store the version.Lifespan: 10 years
section_data_idsThese cookies are set by our Magento cart to provide a smooth checkout and purchasing experienceLifespan: session
storeThis saves the store view or language you have selected.Lifespan: 1 year
wdUsed by Facebook to improve performance.Lifespan: session
xs, plA Facebook cookie used to maintain a session. It works in conjunction with the c_user cookie to authenticate your identity to Facebook.Lifespan: 3 months
sbUsed by Facebook to improve friend suggestionsLifespan: 2 years
c_userA Facebook cookie used to maintain a session. It works in conjunction with the xs cookie to authenticate your identity to Facebook.Lifespan: 3 months
datrUsed by Facebook to identify the users browseLifespan: 2 years
dprMeasuring the conversion. This anonymous information is used to determine the value of and to settle with an advertising partner.Lifespan: session
frMeasuring the conversion. This anonymous information is used to determine the value of and to settle with an advertising partner.Lifespan: 3 months
mp_6d7c50ad560e01715a871a117a2fbd90_mixpanelCookies set by Mixpanel to run track usage on hotjar.com.Lifespan: 1 year
mp_hj_mixpanelCookies set by Mixpanel to run track usage on hotjar.com.Lifespan: 1 year
optimizelyBucketsCookies set by Optimizely to run tests on hotjar.com.Lifespan: 10 years
optimizelyEndUserIdCookies set by Optimizely to run tests on hotjar.com.Lifespan: 10 years
optimizelySegmentsCookies set by Optimizely to run tests on hotjar.com.Lifespan: 2 years
hubspotutkThis cookie is used for to keep track of a visitor's identity. This cookie is passed to HubSpot on form submission and used when de-duplicating contacts.Lifespan: 10 years
intercom-lou-c5ke8zbrCookies set by intercom for its real time support chat system.Lifespan: session
intercom-session-c5ke8zbrCookies set by intercom for its real time support chat system.Lifespan: session
__cfduidCookie assoiated with sites using CloudFlare, used to speed up page load times. According to CloudFlare it is used to override any security restrictions based on the IP address the visitor is coming from. It does not contain any user identification information.Lifespan: 1 year
__hstcThe main cookie for tracking visitors. It contains: the domain, initial timestamp (first visit), last timestamp (last visit), current timestamp (this visit), and session number (increments for each subsequent session)Lifespan: 30 minutes
x-pp-sPayPal session/security cookies. These are issued when making payments via PayPal.Lifespan: session
tsrceThese cookies are associated with PayPal, they are issued when making a payment via PayPal.Lifespan: 1 day
ts These cookies are associated with PayPal, they are issued when making a payment via PayPal.Lifespan: 3 years
ssi_customerThese cookies enable us to see which social media posts brought visitors to this site and what pages were visited. Lifespan: 10 years
product_data_storage Lifespan: session
recently_compared_productStores most recently compared productLifespan: session
Recently_compared_product_previousStores the previous most recently compared productLifespan: session
recently_viewed_productStores most recently viewed productLifespan: session
recently_viewed_product_previousStories the previous most recently viewed productLifespan: session
nsidCookie for fraud detectionLifespan: session
navlnsThese cookies are associated with PayPal, they are issued when making a payment via PayPal.Lifespan: 2 years
enforce_policyPayPal uses Cookies to recognise its customers and to shorten the time the user needs to log in to their PayPal account by checking their email on PayPal database.Lifespan: 1 years
cookie_checkThese cookies are associated with PayPal, they are issued when making a payment via PayPal.Lifespan: 2 years
akavpau_ppsdThese cookies are associated with PayPal, they are issued when making a payment via PayPal.Lifespan: session
_gaRegisters a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website.Lifespan: 2 years
X-PP-SILOVERThese cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. Lifespan: session
X-PP-KThese cookies are associated with PayPal, they are issued when making a payment via PayPal.Lifespan: 1 month
PYPFThese cookies are associated with PayPal, they are issued when making a payment via PayPal.Lifespan: 1 month
LANGThese cookies are associated with PayPal. When making a payment via PayPal these Cookie are issued.Lifespan: session
KHcl0EuY7AKSMgfvHl7J5E7hPtKSession cookies collect to messure and improve the performance of our site. This is aggregated and therefore anonymous. Lifespan: session
AKDCThese cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. Lifespan: session
44907They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, filling in forms, viewing your cart, or checking out.Lifespan: session
APISIDThese cookies help track the data related to Google ads.Lifespan: 2 years
CONSENTStores the user's cookie consent state for the current domain.Lifespan: 20 years
HSIDThese cookies help track the data related to Google ads.Lifespan: 2 years
LOGIN_INFOTracks whether you have logged into your YouTube account for viewing.Lifespan: 2 years
PREFThe pref cookie will track user preferences and serve up related content or adverts.Lifespan: 2 years
SAPISID, SID, SSIDVarious unique identifiers, as well as login information that may relate to a Google account.Lifespan: 2 years
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVEUsed by YouTube (Google) for storing user preferences.Lifespan: 5 months
YSCThis cookie registers a unique ID to keep statistics of what videos from YouTube the user have seen.Lifespan: session

More about Google Analytics Advertising Features and Google Signals

We use Google Signals, a feature of Google Analytics, to enable cross-device remarketing and advertising reporting. This feature allows Google to collect data about users across multiple devices, using techniques such as device graphs and anonymous identifiers.

 Google Signals respects the privacy settings of users and does not collect any personally identifiable information. It also provides users with the option to opt-out of cross-device tracking by turning off ad personalization in their Google Account settings.

How can I control cookies?

If you don't want to receive cookies, you can change your web browser's settings so that it notifies you when cookies are sent to it or you can refuse cookies altogether. You can also delete cookies that have already been set.

You can choose whether to accept cookies that are set by Glasgow Science Centre through your browser's cookie settings. More information on what this entails is available from the Information Commissioner's Office.

Most of our site will work without cookies, but you will lose some of the interactive features and functionality of our site if you choose to disable cookies, notably those related to logging in and purchasing tickets.

You have the right to opt-out of Google Analytics Advertising Features and Google Signals by using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on or by adjusting your ad personalization settings in your Google Account.

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